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| 3 | 3 | | 1 SENATE RESOLUTION |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
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| 5 | 5 | | 3 to learn of the death of Ralph Vernon Froehling of Canton, who |
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| 6 | 6 | | 4 passed away on January 9, 2025; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | 5 WHEREAS, Ralph Froehling, the son of Arthur and Julia |
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| 8 | 8 | | 6 (Wilkenning) Froehling, was born in Harvey on October 5, 1928; |
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| 9 | 9 | | 7 he graduated from Cissna Park High School; he enlisted in the |
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| 10 | 10 | | 8 U.S. Army, serving from 1946 to 1948; with funding from the |
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| 11 | 11 | | 9 G.I. Bill, he attended the University of Illinois and was |
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| 12 | 12 | | 10 accepted into the University of Illinois Law School, earning |
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| 13 | 13 | | 11 his Juris Doctor in 1952; he married Jean Millington at Wesley |
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| 14 | 14 | | 12 United Church in Canton on January 27, 1952; he was recalled to |
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| 15 | 15 | | 13 active duty during the Korean War and served in the Advocate |
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| 16 | 16 | | 14 General Department of the Army; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | 15 WHEREAS, Ralph Froehling began his legal practice in Oak |
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| 18 | 18 | | 16 Park and then practiced law in Galesburg; he joined the |
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| 19 | 19 | | 17 Chiperfield Law Firm in Canton in 1956; attorneys Ron Weber |
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| 20 | 20 | | 18 and Nancy Schell became partners years later, and the firm is |
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| 21 | 21 | | 19 currently known as Froehling, Weber & Schell; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | 20 WHEREAS, Ralph Froehling was recognized as Senior |
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| 23 | 23 | | 21 Counselor by the Illinois Bar Association in 2002; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | 1 WHEREAS, Ralph Froehling was an active member of his |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2 community, serving in the Kiwanis Club of Canton and the |
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| 34 | 34 | | 3 Canton Rotary Club as well as on the Board of the |
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| 35 | 35 | | 4 Parlin-Ingersoll Library Board of Trustees and with other |
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| 36 | 36 | | 5 local organizations; and |
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| 37 | 37 | | 6 WHEREAS, Ralph Froehling was preceded in death by his |
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| 38 | 38 | | 7 brother, Harold, and his sister, Alice; and |
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| 39 | 39 | | 8 WHEREAS, Ralph Froehling is survived by his wife, Jean; |
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| 40 | 40 | | 9 his sons, Alan Froehling, John Froehling, and David Froehling; |
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| 41 | 41 | | 10 his daughter, Lynn (Brian) Martie; eight grandchildren; 12 |
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| 42 | 42 | | 11 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, |
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| 43 | 43 | | 12 great-nieces, and great-nephews; therefore, be it |
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| 44 | 44 | | 13 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL |
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| 45 | 45 | | 14 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| 46 | 46 | | 15 Ralph Vernon Froehling and extend our sincere condolences to |
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| 47 | 47 | | 16 his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |
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